GENERAL CONDITIONS of the CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION for the ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO (2004 Archdiocese Edition)

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1 GENERAL CONDITIONS of the CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION for the ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO (2004 Archdiocese Edition)

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE General Provision Definitions Execution, Correlation and Intent Use of Drawings, Specifications and Other Documents Interpretation...4 ARTICLE Owner Information and Services Required of the Owner Owner's Right to Stop the Work Owner's Right to Carry Out the Work...5 ARTICLE Contractor Review of Contract Documents and Field Conditions by Contractor Supervision and Construction Procedures Labor and Materials Warranty Taxes Permits, Fees and Notices Allowances Superintendent Contractor's Construction Schedules Documents and Samples at the Site Submittals Use of Site Cutting and Patching Cleaning Up Access to Work...10 ii

3 ARTICLE Administration of the Contract Owner Action Architect's Administration of the Contract Claims for Additional Compensation or Contract Time No Damages for Delay Project Meetings...14 ARTICLE Subcontractors Award of Subcontractor Subcontractual Relations Contingent Assignment of Subcontracts...16 ARTICLE Construction by Owner Owner's Right to Perform Construction and to Award Separate Contracts Mutual Responsibility...16 ARTICLE Changes in the Work Changes in General Written Change Directive Procedure Oral Change Directive Procedure...19 ARTICLE Time Progress and Completion Delays and Extensions of Time...20 iii

4 ARTICLE Payments and Completion Contract Sum Schedule of Values Applications for Payment Certificates for Payment Decisions to Withhold Certification Progress Payments and Acceptance Substantial Completion Partial Occupancy or Use Final Completion and Final Payment...25 ARTICLE Protection of Persons and Property Safety Precautions and Programs Safety of Persons and Property Emergencies...28 ARTICLE Insurance and Bonds Contractor's Liability Insurance Builder s Risk Performance Bond and Payment Bond...32 ARTICLE Indemnification...32 ARTICLE Uncovering and Correction of work Uncovering of Work Correction of Work Acceptance of Nonconforming Work...33 ARTICLE Dispute Resolution...34 iv

5 ARTICLE Mechanics Liens...36 ARTICLE Termination or Suspension of the Contract Termination by the Contractor Termination by the Owner for Cause Suspension by the Owner for Convenience Termination by the Owner for Convenience...39 ARTICLE Miscellaneous Provisions Governing Law Successors and Assigns Written Notice Rights and Remedies Tests and Inspections Consequential Damages...41 Document #: v

6 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO (2004 Archdiocese Edition) DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS The Contract Documents consist of the Agreement between Owner and Contractor (the "Agreement"), these General Conditions of the Contract, any Supplementary and other Conditions enumerated in the Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, any addenda issued prior to execution of the Contract, and other documents listed in the Agreement and Modifications issued after execution of the Agreement. A Modification in (1) a written amendment to the Contract (as defined in Paragraph 1.1.2) signed by both parties, (2) a Change Order, or (3) a Written Change Directive. Unless specifically enumerated in the Agreement, the Contract Documents do not include other documents such an bidding requirements (including without limitation advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to Bidders, sample forms, the Contractor's bid or portions of addenda relating to bidding requirements.) The Contract Documents form the Contract for Construction. The Contract represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. The Contract may be amended or modified only by a Modification. The Contract Documents shall not be construed to create a contractual relationship of any kind (1) between the Architect and Contractor, (2) between the Owner and a Subcontractor or Sub-subcontractor, or (3) between any persons or entities other the Owner and Contractor "Architect" means the person lawfully licensed to practice architecture or an entity lawfully practicing architecture identified as such in the Agreement and in referred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number. The term "Architect" means the Architect or the Architect's authorized representative "Claim Condition" means an event, occurrence, condition, direction, instruction or decision which the Contractor has reason to believe has given rise or may give rise to the right to either an increase in the Contract Price or an extension of the Contract Time "Contractor" means the person or entity identified as such in the Agreement and is referred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number. The term "Contractor" means the Contractor or the Contractor's authorized representative "Contract Time" means the period of time, including authorized adjustments, allotted in the Contract Documents for Substantial Completion of the Work. 1 These General Conditions are intended to be used with agreement between Owner and Contractor (2004 Archdiocese Edition). 1

7 1.1.7 The date of commencement of the Work in the date established in the Agreement The term "day" means calendar day unless otherwise Specifically defined "Drawings" means the graphic and pictorial portions of the Contract Documents, wherever located and whenever issued, showing the design, location and dimensions of the Work, generally including plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and diagrams "Oral Change Directive" means an oral communication given by the Owner to the Contractor which changes, or to the Contractor's reasonable understanding may change, the work required by the Contract Documents "Owner" means the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole. In these General Conditions, the term "Owner" shall also mean the Owner's authorized representative as identified by the Owner in writing as such "Product Data" means illustrations, standard schedules, performance charts, instructions, brochures, diagrams and other information furnished by the Contractor to illustrate materials or equipment for some portion of the Work "Project" means the total construction of which the Work performed under the Contract Documents may be the whole or a part and which may include construction by the Owner or by separate contractors "Samples" means physical examples which illustrate materials, equipment or workmanship and establish standards by which the Work will be judged "Shop Drawings" means drawings, diagrams, schedules and other data specially prepared for the Work by the Contractor or a subcontractor to illustrate some portion of the Work "Specifications" means that portion of the Contract Documents consisting of the written requirements for materials, equipment, construction systems, standards, and workmanship for the Work and performance of related services "Subcontractor" means any person or entity either (a) employed or engaged by a person or entity having a contract with the Contractor or (b) performing or furnishing or supplying any portion of the Work, other than at the request of the Owner or the Architect, including without limitation material and equipment suppliers and the agents or employees of any such person or entity "Submittals" means any or all of the following: Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples. 2

8 The term "Substantial Completion" means that the Work or designated portion thereof, as certified by the Architect in accordance with Paragraph 9.7, is sufficiently complete in accordance with the Contract Documents so that the Owner can occupy or utilize the Work for its intended use "Work" means the construction and services required by the Contract Documents, whether completed or partially completed and includes all other labor, materials, equipment and services provided or to be provided by the Contractor to fulfill the Contractor's obligations. The Work may constitute the whole or part of the Project "Written Change Directive" means a written order prepared by the Architect and authorized by the Owner directing a change in the Work and stating a proposed basis for adjustment, if any, in the Contract Price or Contract Time. 1.2 EXECUTION, CORRELATION AND INTENT Execution of the Agreement by the Contractor is a representation that the Contractor has visited the site, become familiar with local conditions under which the Work is to be performed, and correlated personal observations with requirements of the Contract Documents The intent of the Contract Documents is to include all items necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Work by the Contractor. The Contract Documents are complementary and what is required by one shall be as binding as if required by all; performance by the Contractor shall be required to the extent consistent with the Contract Documents and reasonably inferable from them as being necessary to produce the intended results Organization of the Specifications into divisions, sections and articles, and arrangement of Drawings, shall not control the Contractor in dividing the Work among Subcontractors or in establishing the extent of Work to be performed by any trade Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, words which have well-known technical or construction industry meanings are used in the Contract Documents in accordance with such meanings recognized in the Chicago Metropolitan Area In the event of conflict among the Contract Documents, the Drawings and Project Specifications shall take precedence over less specific descriptions of the Work. Largescale Drawings shall take precedence over small-scale Drawings covering the same subject matter; but the Drawings shall not take precedence over the Specifications, nor the Specifications precedence over the Drawings. If the Drawings and Specifications are at variance with one another, the Contractor shall at once so notify the Owner in writing before proceeding with any part of the Work which is or which may be affected by the variance. The Owner will promptly resolve the discrepancy so as not to delay, if possible, the Work and shall give written instructions on how to proceed to the Contractor. The decision of the Owner as to which is correct shall be final and conclusive. If the Contractor 3

9 fails to give notice of such variance, any corrective work required shall be done at Contractor's sole expense. 1.3 USE OF DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS The Drawings, Specifications and other documents prepared by the Architect are instruments of the Architect's service through which the Work to be executed by the Contractor is described. The Contractor may retain one contract record set. Neither the Contractor nor any Subcontractor shall own or claim a copyright in the Contract Documents. The Drawings, Specifications and other documents prepared by the Architect, and copies thereof furnished to the Contractor, are for use solely with respect to this Project. They are not to be used by the Contractor or any Subcontractor on other projects or for additions to this Project outside the scope of the Work without the specific written consent of the Owner. The Contractor and Subcontractors are granted a limited license to use and reproduce applicable portions of the Drawings, Specifications and other documents prepared by the Architect appropriate to and for use in the execution of their Work under the Contract Documents. 1.4 INTERPRETATION In the interest of brevity the Contract Documents frequently omit modifying words such as "all" and "any" and articles such as "the" and "an," but the fact that a modifier or an article is absent from one statement and appears in another is not intended to affect the interpretation of either statement. ARTICLE 2 OWNER 2.1 INFORMATION AND SERVICES REQUIRED OF THE OWNER The Owner shall furnish to the best of its ability (a) surveys describing physical characteristics, legal limitations and utility locations for the site of the Project, and a legal description of the site and (b) reports prepared by the Owner describing the Owner's actual knowledge of the presence of any asbestos materials or of any underground storage tanks located on the site where the Work is to be performed Except for permits and fees which are the responsibility of the Contractor under the Contract Documents, the Owner shall secure with any assistance of the Architect or others, and pay for necessary approvals, easements, assessments and charges required for construction, use or occupancy of permanent structures or for permanent changes in existing facilities. 4

10 2.1.3 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Contractor will be furnished, free of charge, such copies of Drawings and Specifications as are reasonably necessary for execution of the Work. 2.2 OWNER'S RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK If the Contractor fails to correct Work as required by Paragraph 13.2 or persistently fails to carry out Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Owner, by written order signed by the Owner, may order the Contractor to stop the Work, or any portion thereof, until the cause for such order has been eliminated. However, the Owner's right to stop the Work shall not give rise to a duty on the part of the Owner to exercise the right for the benefit of the Contractor or any other person or entity. 2.3 OWNER'S RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK If the Contractor defaults or neglects to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and fails within forty-eight (48) hours after the Owner's transmission of a written notice to the Contractor to commence and complete correction of such default or neglect with diligence and promptness, the Owner may, after such forty-eight hour period, without prejudice to other remedies the Owner may have, correct such deficiencies. In such case an appropriate Change Order shall be issued deducting from payments then or thereafter due the Contractor the cost of correcting such deficiencies, including compensation for the Architect's additional services, attorneys' fees, and expenses made necessary by such default, neglect or failure. If payments then or thereafter due the Contractor are not sufficient to cover such amounts, the Contractor shall promptly pay the difference to the Owner. ARTICLE 3 CONTRACTOR 3.1 REVIEW OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND FIELD CONDITIONS BY CONTRACTOR The Contractor shall carefully study and compare the Contract Documents with each other and with information furnished by the Owner pursuant to Paragraph and shall at once report in writing to the Architect errors, inconsistencies or Omissions discovered. The Contractor shall not be liable to the owner for damage resulting from errors, inconsistencies or omissions in the Contract Documents unless the Contractor should have recognized such error, inconsistency or omission and failed to report the same promptly to the Architect. If the Contractor performs any construction activity involving an error, inconsistency or omission in the Contract Documents Contractor should have recognized, without such notice to the Architect, the Contractor shall assume responsibility for such performance and shall pay the attributable costs for correction. 5

11 3.1.2 The Contractor shall take field measurements and verify field conditions and shall carefully compare such field measurements and conditions and other information known to the Contractor with the Contract Documents before commencing activities. Errors, inconsistencies or omissions discovered shall be reported in writing to the Architect at once The Contractor shall perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and Submittals approved pursuant to Paragraph SUPERVISION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES The Contractor shall supervise and direct the Work, using the Contractor's best skill and attention. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for and have control over construction means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for coordinating all portions of the Work under the Contract The Contractor shall be responsible to the Owner for acts and omissions of the Contractor's employees and Subcontractors The Contractor shall not be relieved of obligations to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents either by activities or duties of the Architect in the Architect's administration of the Contract, or by tests, inspections or approvals required or performed by persons other than the Contractor The Contractor shall be responsible for inspection of portions of Work already performed under this Contract to determine that such portions are in proper condition to receive subsequent Work. 3.3 LABOR AND MATERIALS Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall provide and pay for labor, materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other facilities and services necessary for proper execution and completion of the Work, whether temporary or permanent and whether or not incorporated or to be incorporated in the Work The Contractor shall enforce strict discipline and good order among the Contractor's employees and Subcontractors. The Contractor shall not permit employment of unfit persons or persons not skilled in tasks assigned to them The Contractor shall pay fair and equitable wages in accordance with geographical area standards so as to maintain labor harmony an the project. 6

12 3.4 WARRANTY The Contractor warrants to the Owner that materials and equipment furnished under the Contract will be of good quality and new unless otherwise required or permitted by the Contract Documents, that the Work will be free from defects not inherent in the quality required or permitted, and that the Work will conform with the requirements of the Contract Documents. Work not conforming to these requirements, including substitutions not properly approved and authorized, may be considered defective. The Contractor's warranty excludes remedy for damage or defect caused by abuse, modifications not executed by the Contractor, improper or insufficient maintenance, improper operation, or normal wear and tear under normal usage. If required by the Owner, the Contractor shall furnish satisfactory evidence as to the kind and quality of materials and equipment. This Warranty is not limited by the provisions of Paragraph TAXES The Contractor shall pay any sales, consumer, use and similar taxes for the Work or portions thereof provided by the Contractor which are legally enacted when bids are received or negotiations concluded, whether or not yet effective or merely scheduled to go into effect. It is Owner's belief that the Work is tax exempt. 3.6 PERMITS, FEES AND NOTICES Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall secure and the Owner shall pay for the building permit and other permits and governmental fees, licenses and inspections necessary for proper execution and completion of the Work which are customarily secured after execution of the Agreement and which are legally required when bids are received or negotiations concluded. The Contractor agrees to use its best efforts to cause permit and governmental fees to be waived The Contractor shall comply with and give notices required by laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and lawful orders of public authorities bearing on performance of the Work It is not the Contractor's responsibility to ascertain that the Contract Documents are in accordance with applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, building codes, and rules and regulations. However, if the Contractor observes that portions of the Contract Documents are at variance therewith, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Architect and Owner in writing If the Contractor performs Work Contractor should have known to be contrary to laws, statutes, ordinances, building codes, and rules and regulations without such notice to the Architect and Owner, the Contractor shall assume full responsibility for such performance and shall bear the attributable costs for correction. 7

13 3.7 ALLOWANCES The Contractor shall include in the Contract Sum all allowances stated in the Contract Documents. Items covered by allowances shall be supplied for such amounts and by such persons or entities an the Owner may direct Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents:.1 allowances shall cover the cost to the Contractor of materials and equipment delivered at the site and all required taxes, less applicable trade discounts;.2 Contractor's costs for unloading and handling at the site, labor, installation Costs, overhead, profit and other expenses contemplated for stated allowance amounts shall be included in the Contract Sum and not in the allowances;.3 whenever costs are more than or less than allowances, the Contract Sum shall be adjusted accordingly by Change Order. The amount of the Change Order shall reflect (1) the difference between actual costs and the allowances under clause and (2) changes in Contractor's costs under clause SUPERINTENDENT The Contractor shall employ a competent superintendent and necessary assistants who shall be in attendance at the Project site during performance of the Work. The superintendent shall represent the Contractor, and communications given to the superintendent shall be as binding an if given to the Contractor. Communications shall be confirmed in writing by the Owner on written request. 3.9 CONTRACTORS' CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES The Contractor, promptly after being awarded the Contract, shall prepare and submit for the Owner's and Architect's information a Contractor's construction schedule for the Work. The schedule shall not exceed time limits required by the Contract Documents, shall be revised at appropriate intervals as required by the conditions of the Work and Project, shall be related to the entire Project and shall provide for expeditious and practicable execution of the Work The Contractor shall prepare and keep current, for the Architect's approval, a schedule of Submittals which is coordinated with the Contractor's construction schedule and allows the Architect reasonable time to review Submittals The Contractor shall conform to the most current schedules. 8

14 3.10 DOCUMENTS AND SAMPLES AT THE SITE The Contractor shall maintain at the site for the Owner one record copy of the Drawings, Specifications, addenda, approved Submittals, Change Orders and other Modifications, in good order and marked currently to record changes and selections made during construction. These shall be available to the Architect and shall be delivered to the Architect for submittal to the Owner upon completion of the Work SUBMITTALS Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall review, approve and submit to the Architect all Submittals required by the Contract Documents for the Architect's review. Submittals are not Contract Documents. The purpose of the submittal is to demonstrate, for those portions of the Work for which Submittals are required, the way the Contractor proposes to conform to the information given and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents The Contractor shall deliver the Submittals to the Architect with reasonable promptness, in accordance with the schedule of Submittals, and in such sequence as to cause no delay in the Work or in the activities of the Owner or of separate contractors. Submittals made by the Contractor which are not required by the Contract Documents may be returned without action The Contractor shall perform no portion of the Work requiring Submittals and review of Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples or similar submittals until the respective Submittal has been approved by the Architect. Such Work shall be in accordance with approved Submittals By making Submittals, the Contractor represents that the Contractor has determined and verified materials, field measurements and field construction criteria related thereto, or will do so, and has checked and coordinated the information contained within such Submittals with the requirements of the Work and of the Contract Documents The Contractor shall not be relieved of responsibility for deviations from requirements of the Contract Documents by the Architect's review or approval of Submittals unless the Contractor has specifically informed the Architects and the owner in writing of such deviation at the time of submittal and the Architect and the Owner have given written approval to the specific deviation. The Contractor shall not be relieved of responsibility for errors or omissions in Submittals by the Architect's review or approval thereof The Contractor shall direct specific attention in writing on resubmitted Submittals to revisions other than those requested by the Architect on previous submittals Informational Submittals upon which the Architect is not expected to take responsive action may be so identified in the Contract Documents. 9

15 When professional certification of performance criteria of materials, systems or equipment in required by the Contract Documents, Contractor warrants to the Owner the accuracy and completeness of such calculations and certifications USE OF SITE The Contractor shall confine operations at the site to areas permitted by law, ordinances, permits and the Contract Documents and shall not unreasonably encumber the site with materials or equipment CUTTING AND PATCHING The Contractor shall be responsible for cutting, fitting or patching required to complete the Work or to make its parts fit together properly The Contractor shall not damage or endanger a portion of the Work or fully or partially completed construction of the owner by cutting, patching or otherwise altering such construction, or by excavation. The Contractor shall not cut or otherwise alter such construction by the Owner except with written consent of the Owner. The Contractor shall not unreasonably withhold from the Owner the Contractor's consent to cutting or otherwise altering the Work CLEANING UP The Contractor shall keep the premises and surrounding area free from accumulation of waste materials or rubbish caused by operations under the Contract. At completion of the Work, the Contractor shall remove from and about the Project site any and all waste materials, rubbish, the Contractor's tools, construction equipment, machinery and surplus materials If the Contractor fails to clean up an provided in the Contract Documents, the Owner may do so and the cost thereof shall be charged to the Contractor ACCESS TO WORK The Contractor shall provide the Owner and Architect access to the Work in preparation and progress wherever located. 10

16 4.1 OWNER ACTION ARTICLE 4 ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT Duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority of the Architect as set forth in the contract Documents shall not be restricted, modified or extended without written consent of the Owner In case of termination of employment of the Architect, the Owner may appoint an architect whose status under the Contract Documents shall be that of the Architect. 4.2 ARCHITECT'S ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT The Architect will provide administration of the Contract as described in the Contract Documents, and will be the Owner's representative (1) during construction, (2) until final payment is due and (3) with the Owner's concurrence, from time to time during the correction period described in Paragraph The Architect will have authority to act on behalf of the Owner only to the extent provided in the Contract Documents, unless otherwise modified by written instrument signed by the Owner The Architect will visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction to become generally familiar with the progress and quality of the completed Work The Architect will not have control over or charge of and will not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work, since these are solely the Contractor's responsibility as provided in Paragraph Except an otherwise provided in the Contract Documents or when direct communications have been specially authorized, the Owner and Contractor shall endeavor to communicate through the Architect. Communications by and with the Architect's consultants shall be through the Architect. Communications by and with Subcontractors shall be through the Contractor. Communications with any separate Owner's contractor shall be through the Owner or Architect, as directed by the Owner Based on the Architect's observations and evaluations of the Contractor's Applications for Payment, the Architect will review and certify the amounts due the Contractor and will issue Certificates for Payment in such amounts The Architect will have authority to reject Work which does not conform to the Contract Documents. Whenever the Architect considers it necessary or advisable for implementation of the intent of the Contract Documents, the Architect will have authority to require additional inspection or testing of Work in accordance with Paragraph 16.5, whether or not such Work is fabricated, installed or completed. However, neither this 11

17 authority of the Architect nor a decision made in good faith either to exercise or not to exercise such authority shall give rise to a duty or responsibility of the Architect to the Contractor or Subcontractors The Architect will review and approve or take other appropriate action upon the Contractor's Submittals, but only for the limited purpose of checking for conformance with information given and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents. The Architect's action will be taken with such reasonable promptness and in accordance with the Contractor's approval schedule of Submittals as to cause no delay in the Work or in the activities of the Owner, Contractor or separate contractors, while allowing sufficient time in the Architect's professional judgment to permit adequate review. Review of such submittals is not conducted for the purpose of determining the accuracy and completeness of other details such an dimensions and quantities, or for substantiating instructions for installation or performance of equipment or systems, all of which remain the responsibility of the Contractor as required by the Contract Documents. The Architect's review of the Contractor's submittals shall not relieve the Contractor of the obligations under Paragraphs 3.3, 3.4 and The Architect's review shall not constitute approval of safety precautions or of any construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. The Architects approval of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component The Architect will prepare Change Orders and Construction Change Directives The Architect will conduct inspections to determine the date or dates of Substantial Completion and the date of final completion, will receive and forward to the Owner, for the Owner's review and approval and records, written warranties and related documents required by the Contract and assembled by the Contractor, and will issue a final Certificate for Payment upon compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Architect will provide one or more project representatives to assist in carrying out the Architect's responsibilities at the site. Such representative shall visit the site, during the construction on the Work as may be required by Owner The Architect will interpret and decide matters concerning performance under and requirements of the Contract Documents on written request of either the Owner or Contractor. The Architect's response to such requests will be made with reasonable promptness and within any time limits agreed upon Interpretations and decisions of the Architect will be consistent with the intent of and reasonably inferable from, the Contract Documents and will be in writing or in the form of drawings. 12

18 4.3 CLAIMS FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR CONTRACT TIME Subject to and in accordance with the other provisions of the Contract Documents, should the Contractor believe that it is entitled to any increase in the Contract Price or further Contract Time, the Contractor shall, pursuant to this Paragraph 4.3, first notify the Owner of such claim and present the claim to the Owner for review and evaluation The Contractor shall notify the Owner in writing of every Claim Condition. The Contractor's notice to the Owner must be delivered to the Owner's Representative within forty-eight (48) hours of the time that the Contractor either knew or should have known of the Claim Condition upon which the Contractor's claim is or will be based. The notice shall include the Contractor's good faith assessment of the impact of the Claim Condition on the Work and the Contractor's best estimate, based upon the information available an to the nature of the claim With respect to each claim, the Contractor shall keep each day a separate record identifying the labor hours worked, machinery and equipment hours utilized, and the material expanded or incorporated into the Work because of the Claim Condition. These records shall be delivered to the owner on a daily basis An soon an reasonably practicable and based upon its own investigation of the Claim Condition and other information available to it, the Owner will deliver to the Contractor its written evaluation of the claim stating whether, the Owner agrees with the Contractor's claim in whole or in part. To the extent that the Owner agrees with the claim, the Owner will prepare an appropriate Change Order for the Contractor's execution. The Contractor's execution of the Change order shall constitute the Contractor's acceptance of the Owner's evaluation Should a Claim Condition involve any third party, the Contractor agrees to provide to the Owner all information and assistance either necessary or desirable to present the Contractor's claim to the third party for payment; however, the Owner shall not be obligated to so present the claim Neither the issuance of a Written Change Directive nor any claim, dispute, or controversy between the Contractor and the Owner or between the Contractor and any other person or entity shall excuse the Contractor, except as otherwise provided by the Contract Documents or as permitted by the Owner in writing, from complying with the Contract Documents or from proceeding diligently with the performance of the Work Failure of the Contractor to comply with the requirements of this Paragraph shall constitute a waiver, on all grounds, for any claim arising out of or related to a Claim Condition. 13

19 4.3.8 NO DAMAGES FOR DELAY The Owner shall not be liable to the Contractor for any damages due to delay in the performance of the Contractor's Work whatsoever which may be suffered by the Contractor (or for which the Contractor may become liable), including, without limitation, any delay caused by any acts, omissions, or negligence on the part of the Owner, its agents, employees, representatives, Indemnitees as described in Paragraph 12.1, independent contractors, or any other party or due to any other cause and which arise from, or are in any way related to, any aspect of the Project or of the Work, including but not limited to, engineering design, construction, inspection, installation, testing or use of the Work as completed. The term "damages" as used in this Paragraph shall include any type of damages that are or could be awarded by any court or arbitration panel, as such, by way of general example but not limitation, tort damages, contract damages, strict liability damages, liquidated damages, and/or punitive damages. By way of specific example, and not limitation, "damages" may include loss of use, loss of profits, repair, cost of capital, replacement, lose of wages, pain and suffering, loss or production cost loan, loan of use, decrease in value, and/or any other item of damage or loss This Paragraph shall be effective to limit the Owner's liability whether or not the Owner in at fault, wholly or partially, actively or passively, (1) for any degree of negligence; (2) for any breach and/or negligent breach of contract, implied or express; (3) for nuisance and/or in strict liability; and/or (4) without limitation, for any acts or emission which may be the subject of causes of action not listed here. This Paragraph shall take precedence over any other Paragraph of the Contract Documents in the event Of conflict with such Paragraph Without limiting the scope of Paragraph 4.3, the Contractor agrees to make no claim against the Owner, the Indemnitees as described in Paragraph12.1 or those whom might have a cause of action against the Owner for damages due to delay in the performance of this Agreement occasioned by any act or omission to act of the Owner, its present and future officers, employees, agents, other contractors, and persons, and entities acting on their behalf, and agrees that any such delay shall be fully compensated for by an extension of the Contract Time to complete performance of the Work an provided in the Contract Documents. 4.4 PROJECT MEETINGS The Contractor shall conduct weekly Progress meetings at the job site to be attended by representatives of the Contractor, the Architect, the Owner, the Subcontractors, and such other persons as required. The Contractor shall keep minutes of each weekly Project meeting and circulate the minutes of the Project meeting to the Owner, the Architect, the Subcontractors and such other persons as appropriate within 7 days of each of Project meeting. The Contractor shall keep current logs showing the disposition of all requests for information, proposed change orders and change orders, shop drawings, amounts for contingencies, amounts for allowances, and shared savings 14

20 and current copies of each such log shall be distributed at each weekly Project meeting by the Contractor Once a month, and at the designated Project meeting, the Contractor shall deliver to the Owner and Architect the applications for payment, waivers of lien, and such other documents required by the Contract Documents, including those required by Article 9 of the General Conditions, and the current CPM schedule. 5.1 AWARD OF SUBCONTRACTS ARTICLE 5 SUBCONTRACTORS Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents or the bidding requirements, the Contractor, as soon an practicable after award of the Contract, shall furnish in writing to the Owner, through the Architect, the names of Subcontractors proposed for each principal portion of the Work. The Architect will promptly inform the Contractor in writing if the Owner has any objection to any proposed Subcontractor. Failure of the Owner to reply promptly shall constitute notice of lack of objection The Contractor shall not contract with a Subcontractor to whom the Owner has made timely objection. The Contractor shall not be required to contract with anyone to whom the Contractor has made reasonable objection If the Owner has objection to a Subcontractor proposed by the Contractor, the Contractor shall propose another to whom the Owner has no objection. The Contract Sum shall be increased or decreased by the difference in Cost occasioned by such change and an appropriate Change Order shall be issued. However, no increase in the Contract Sum shall be allowed for such change unless the Contractor has acted promptly and responsively in submitting names an required The Contractor shall not change a Subcontractor previously selected if the Owner makes objection to such change. 5.2 SUBCONTRACTUAL RELATIONS By appropriate written agreement, the Contractor shall require each Subcontractor, to the extent of the Work to be performed by the Subcontractor, to be bound to the Contractor by term of the Contract Documents, and to assume toward the Contractor all the obligations and responsibilities which the Contractor, by these Documents, assumes toward the Owner and Architect. Each subcontract agreement shall preserve and protect the rights of the Owner and Architect under the Contract Documents with respect to the Work to be performed by the Subcontractor, that subcontracting thereof will not prejudice such rights, and shall allow to the Subcontractor, unless Specifically provided otherwise in the subcontract agreement, the benefit of all rights, remedies and redress against the Contractor 15

21 that the Contractor, by the Contract Documents, has against the Owner. The Contractor shall require each Subcontractor to enter into similar agreements with Subcontractor's Subcontractors. The Contractor shall make available to each proposed Subcontractor, prior to the execution of the subcontract agreement, copies of the Contract Documents to which the Subcontractor will be bound. Subcontractors shall similarly make copies of applicable portions of such documents available to their respective Subcontractors. 5.3 CONTINGENT ASSIGNMENT OF SUBCONTRACTS Each Subcontract agreement for a portion of the Work in assigned by the Contractor to the Owner provided that:.1 assignment in effective only after termination of the Contract by the Owner for cause pursuant to Paragraph 15.2 and only for those Subcontract agreements which the owner accepts by notifying the Subcontractor in writing and.2 assignment is subject to the prior rights of the surety, if any, obligated under bond relating to the Contract The Owner shall not be responsible for Contractor obligations incurred, accrued, or arising prior to the termination of the Contract. ARTICLE 6 CONSTRUCTION BY OWNER 6.1. OWNER'S RIGHT TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION AND TO AWARD SEPARATE CONTRACTS The Owner reserves the right to perform construction or operations related to the Project with the Owner's own forces and to award separate contracts in connection with other portions of the Project or other construction or operations on the site. If the Contractor claims that delay or additional cost is involved because of such action by the Owner, the Contractor shall make such Claim as provided in Paragraph The Owner shall provide for coordination of the activities of the Owner's own forces or of its separate contractors with the Work of the Contractor, who shall cooperate with them. 6.2 MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY The Contractor shall afford the Owner reasonable opportunity for introduction and storage of Owner's or its separate Contractors' materials and equipment and performance of their activities and shall connect and coordinate the Contractor's construction and operations with Owner or its contractors. 16

22 6.2.2 If part of the Contractor's Work depends for proper execution or results upon construction or operations by the Owner, the Contractor shall, prior to proceeding with that portion of the Work, promptly report to the Owner in writing apparent discrepancies or defects in such other construction that would render it unsuitable for such proper execution and results. Failure of the Contractor to so report shall constitute an acknowledgment that the Owner's completed or partially completed construction is fit and proper to receive the Contractor's Work, except as to defects not then reasonably discoverable The Contractor shall promptly remedy damage wrongfully caused by the Contractor to completed or partially completed construction or to property of the Owner. 7.1 CHANGES IN GENERAL ARTICLE 7 CHANGES IN THE WORK Changes in the Work may be accomplished after execution of the Contract Agreement, and without invalidating the Contract, by Change Order or Written Change Directive subject to the limitations stated in this Article 7 and elsewhere in the Contract Documents Changes in the Work shall be performed under applicable provisions of the Contract Documents, and the Contractor shall proceed promptly with the changes unless otherwise provided in the Change Order or Written Change Directive A Change Order shall be based upon the written agreement among the Owner and the Contractor. A Written Change Directive Shall be used in the absence of total agreement on the terms of a Change Order. 7.2 WRITTEN CHANGE DIRECTIVE PROCEDURE The Owner may by Change Directive order changes in the work within the general scope of the Contract consisting of additions, deletions or other revisions, the Contract Price and Contract Time being adjusted accordingly If the Written Change Directive provides for an adjustment to the Contract Price, the adjustment shall be based on one of the following methods: (a) (b) (c) mutual agreement of the Owner and Contractor, Unit Prices stated in the Contract Documents or subsequently agreed upon, or cost to be determined in a manner agreed upon by the parties and a mutually acceptable fixed or percentage fee. 17

23 If Unit Prices are stated in the Contract Documents or subsequently agreed upon, and if quantities originally contemplated are so changed in a proposed Change Order or Written Change Directive that application of such Unit Prices to quantities of Work proposed will cause substantial inequity to the Owner or Contractor, the applicable Unit Prices shall be equitably adjusted If the Written Change Directive provides for an adjustment to the Contract Time, the adjustment shall be based on one of the following methods: (a) (b) mutual agreement of the Owner and the Contractor, or the Contractor's records which demonstrates the amount of time spent by the Contractor in performing the change which was not concurrent with either the Contractor's performance of the original Contract Work or any delay for which the Contractor is responsible Upon receipt of a Written Change Directive, the Contractor shall promptly proceed with the change in the Work involved and advise the Owner in writing of the Contractor's agreement or disagreement with either the adjustment in or the method provided in the Written Change Directive for determining the proposed adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Time A Written Change Directive signed by the Contractor indicates the Contractor's agreement with the Directive, including the adjustment in Contract Price and Contract Time, or with the method for determining them. Such agreement shall be effective immediately and shall be recorded as a Change Order If the Contractor does not promptly sign the written Change Directive, or disagrees with either the adjustment in or the method for adjustment in the Contract Price, the method and the adjustment shall be determined by the Owner on the basis of reasonable costs and savings of those performing the Work attributable to the change, including, in case of an increase in the Contract Price, the allowance for overhead and profit at the rates provided in the Contract Agreement. In such case, the Contractor shall keep and present an itemized accounting of costs together with appropriate supporting data. Costs for the purposes of this Paragraph shall be limited to the following: (a) (b) (c) costs of labor, including social security, old age and unemployment insurance, fringe benefits required by agreement or custom, and workmen's compensation insurance, costs of materials, supplies and equipment, including cost of transportation, whether incorporated or consumed, rental costs of machinery and equipment, exclusive of hand tools, whether rented from the Contractor or others, 18

24 (d) (e) costs of premiums for all bonds and insurance, permit fees, and sales, use or similar taxes related to the Work, and additional Costs of supervision and field office personnel directly attributable to the change. When both additions and credits covering related Work or substitutions are involved in a change, the allowance for overhead and profit shall be figured on the basis of the net increase in Compensation, if any, with respect to that change. 7.3 ORAL CHANGE DIRECTIVE PROCEDURE No Oral Change Directive shall be valid or operative unless given by Owner which is confirmed within twenty-four (24) hours in writing by the Owner in the form of a Written Change Directive. An Oral Change Directive which has not been so confirmed shall not serve an the basis for any claim by the Contractor for increased or additional compensation or time If the Contractor receives an Oral Change Directive and if that Directive in not confirmed in writing to the Contractor's reasonable satisfaction, then the Contractor shall confirm the Oral Change Directive in a writing delivered to the Owner. The Contractor's written confirmation shall state that the Contractor prefers not to proceed with either the activities required or the portion of the Work affected by the Oral Change Directive until the Owner issues a Written Change Directive An Oral Change Directive confirmed by the Owner under either Paragraph or 7.3.2, above, shall be deemed to be a Written Change Directive Should the Owner refuse to confirm an Oral Change Directive by the issuance of a Written Change Directive, the Contractor shall immediately proceed with the Work the Contractor believes is the subject of the Oral Change Directive, and the Contractor shall make any claim for increased or additional compensation or time pursuant to Article 4 of theme General Conditions Nothing this Paragraph 7.3 shall be construed to prevent or preclude the Contractor from taking action in the event of an emergency within the meaning of Paragraph